Tiger Woods Pleads Guilty, Loses Driver’s License for 5 Years

Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Courthouse with his fiancée Vanessa Trump on September 2, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods has lost his privilege to drive a car for the next 5 years following his rollover crash in Florida in March.

The golf legend pled guilty to reckless driving on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in a Stuart, Florida courtroom. He accepted a plea deal that avoided prison time.

A judge assessed a $1,000 fine for Woods in addition to suspending his driver’s license for 5 years. Prosecutors agreed to drop his DUI charges.

The judge warned Woods he could go to jail if he is caught driving on his suspended license.

According to the New York Post, Woods, 50, wore a blue suit and blue tie as he stood next to his fiancée Vanessa Trump in a courtroom packed with reporters.

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Tiger Woods is seen nodding off in the back seat of a police cruiser on March 27, 2026. (Screengrab)

Surveillance video shows Woods nodding off in the back seat of a police cruiser following his DUI arrest on March 27. The video footage shows Woods fighting sleep and hiccuping repeatedly.

Deputies found 2 hydrocodone pills in Woods’ pocket after he clipped a truck and flipped his Land Rover on a residential street near his home in Jupiter Island.

Police body cam video shows the golf icon on his cell phone after the accident.

Woods told a deputy he was on the phone with his good friend, President Donald Trump.

Woods is engaged to Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, who was married to Donald Trump Jr. Vanessa and Don Jr. share five children.

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